Air Travel
Ethiopian domestic workers stranded in crisis-hit Lebanon
Middle East
June 4, 2020
Ethiopian domestic workers stranded in crisis-hit Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — Dozens of domestic workers gathered outside the Ethiopian consulate in Beirut on Thursday, some inquiring about flights…
Etihad to resume transit flights after UAE lifts suspension
Middle East
June 4, 2020
Etihad to resume transit flights after UAE lifts suspension
DUBAI (Reuters) — Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways will resume carrying transit passengers from certain destinations on June 10 after the…
Barcelona locals reclaim city from tourists during pandemic
World
June 4, 2020
Barcelona locals reclaim city from tourists during pandemic
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — For florist Laura Gómez and many other Barcelona residents, the COVID-19 pandemic has one silver lining,…
Egypt reviews plan to resume foreign tourism
Egypt
June 3, 2020
Egypt reviews plan to resume foreign tourism
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly met with Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany and Civil Aviation Minister Mohamed…
Turkey eases coronavirus measures, re-opens restaurants, parks
Middle East
June 1, 2020
Turkey eases coronavirus measures, re-opens restaurants, parks
ANKARA (Reuters) — Turkey re-opens restaurants, cafes and parks on Monday and lifts inter-city travel curbs as the country eases…
Travel disruptions challenge global transplant deliveries
World
May 29, 2020
Travel disruptions challenge global transplant deliveries
PETAH TIKVA, Israel (AP) — Over the past two months, as air travel ground to a halt, Mishel Zrian has…
EasyJet axes almost third of staff on virus fallout
Business
May 28, 2020
EasyJet axes almost third of staff on virus fallout
EasyJet will axe up to 4,500 jobs, or almost one third of its staff, the British no-frills airline said Thursday,…
Turkish Airlines may delay delivery of Airbus, Boeing planes: report
Middle East
May 27, 2020
Turkish Airlines may delay delivery of Airbus, Boeing planes: report
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Turkish Airlines, which halted nearly all of its passenger flights as a result of the coronavirus crisis,…
Saudi Arabian airlines to resume some domestic flights from May 31
Middle East
May 27, 2020
Saudi Arabian airlines to resume some domestic flights from May 31
CAIRO (Reuters) — Saudi Arabian airlines are preparing to resume some domestic flights from Sunday as the Kingdom eases coronavirus…
Latin America’s largest airline LATAM files for bankruptcy in US
World
May 26, 2020
Latin America’s largest airline LATAM files for bankruptcy in US
Latin America’s largest airline LATAM filed for bankruptcy in the US on Tuesday, the company said in a statement, following…